There were quite a few non-starters, David Howard had not fixed his Jaguar XJ12 and reigning Group 1 champion Jim McLoughlin had suffered overheating in his new Capri. This left some big holes at the front of the grid and … Continue reading →

David Howard was on pole but didn’t pull away very quickly and it was Mark Lucock leading into the first corner in his RS2000. David Howard didn’t get much further, pulling off the circuit when his exhaust came adrift, baulking … Continue reading →

Cont from part 1 Finally BB’s Escort was reckoned to be ready and the film companies test driver took it out. Then more fiddling before BB went out on his own for some familiarisation laps. Here I must mention that … Continue reading →